FDA to Require
Warning Label
For Antidepressants

Federal regulators soon will require labels on all antidepressants to carry a strong warning that the drugs increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people.

The Food and Drug Administration's move to require a so-called black box label, in which a warning is surrounded by a black box, comes after more than a year of debate over the drugs' effects and the agency's handling of the issue, which drew congressional scrutiny that has now grown to focus more broadly on the agency. The FDA also will create an...